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		<title>Timor-Leste Scam Compounds Uncovered: Why Cybercrime is a Thriving Business</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/timor-leste-scam-compounds-uncovered-why-cybercrime-is-a-thriving-business/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=timor-leste-scam-compounds-uncovered-why-cybercrime-is-a-thriving-business</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cybercrime business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersecurity protections]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recent police raids on scam compounds in Timor-Leste highlight the growing, profitable nature of transnational cybercrime. Discover how to protect your business.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Fake Funerals to Federal Prison: Why the Path of the Scammer is a Financial and Moral Dead End</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/from-fake-funerals-to-federal-prison-why-the-path-of-the-scammer-is-a-financial-and-moral-dead-end/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=from-fake-funerals-to-federal-prison-why-the-path-of-the-scammer-is-a-financial-and-moral-dead-end</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economic Impact of Crime]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[A 27 million dollar scam ring was recently dismantled in a fake funeral sting. Explore the economic and personal reasons why cyber crime is a path to failure.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Global Major Cyber GRC Platform and its $32M SOC2 Scam: Why Rapid Compliance is a Security Red Flag</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/global-major-cyber-grc-platform-and-its-32m-soc2-scam-why-rapid-compliance-is-a-security-red-flag/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=global-major-cyber-grc-platform-and-its-32m-soc2-scam-why-rapid-compliance-is-a-security-red-flag</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[SOC2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audit Fraud]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Delve Scandal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The $32 million Delve scandal proves why rapid compliance is a security red flag. Learn how this SOC2 scam worked and how to choose a legitimate GRC platform.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Korea pretend to be Remote Workers to infiltrate</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/north-korea-pretend-to-be-remote-workers-to-infiltrate/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=north-korea-pretend-to-be-remote-workers-to-infiltrate</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Identity Fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laptop Farm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recruitment Scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remote Workers]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/?p=10398</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Learn how a corporate sting operation exposed a massive North Korean remote worker scam using laptop farms to infiltrate Western companies and steal data.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Latitude Data Breach &#8211; What Should You Do?</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/latitude-data-breach-what-should-you-do/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=latitude-data-breach-what-should-you-do</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:44:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Audit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Attack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latitude data breach]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In March 2023, hackers managed to steal the data of around 14 million Latitude customers/ex-customers. Latitude is one of many large companies to experience a data breach recently, along with companies such as Optus, Medibank, Uber, DoorDash, and Dialog (owned by SingTel &#8211; the Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate which owns Optus). The Cyber Breach is still [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Should you try to scam a Cyber scammer?</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/should-you-try-to-scam-a-cyber-scammer/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=should-you-try-to-scam-a-cyber-scammer</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Any attempt to scam a scammer may sound like a good way to stop them, but it also may accidentally provide further information to the cyber scammer. This is also known as scambaiting and can be dangerous to both the scammer and the scambaiter, as well as potentially exacerbating the problem of cybercrime. Moreover, scambaiting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Latest Cyber Security Scams</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/latest-cyber-security-scams/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=latest-cyber-security-scams</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 06:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ransomware]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and new scams appear regularly. Here are a few of the latest scams that you should be aware of: To protect yourself from these scams, here are some steps you can take: Remember, scammers are constantly finding new ways to trick people, so it&#8217;s important to stay vigilant and stay [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Australian Pensioner Scammed Out Of $25,000</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/australian-pensioner-scammed-out-of-25000/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=australian-pensioner-scammed-out-of-25000</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/?p=4706</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Australian pensioner, Maureen Deans, is yet another victim of phishing. The scam started when her daughter clicked on a link in a text message claiming that someone close to her had gotten Coronavirus. Weeks later she received a phone call from someone who told her that she had been scammed and that they would help [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Optus Data Breach &#8211; What Should You Do?</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/optus-data-breach-what-should-you-do/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=optus-data-breach-what-should-you-do</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cyber Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Data Breach]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/?p=4691</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[On the 22nd of September 2022, hackers managed to steal the data of around 10 million Optus customers/ex-customers. Optus is one of many large companies to experience a data breach this year, along with companies such as Uber, DoorDash, and Dialog (owned by SingTel &#8211; the Singaporean telecommunications conglomerate which owns Optus). Optus claims that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Hey Mum&#8217; Scam</title>
		<link>https://www.vertexcybersecurity.com.au/hey-mum-scam/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hey-mum-scam</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[VertexAdmin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 02:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Phishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber scam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber security]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scamwatch has issued a warning to Australian parents for a new scam, termed &#8216;hey mum&#8217;, which has fleeced Australian parents of over $2 million in just a few months. The scammers prey on the instinct of parents to care for their children by sending text messages pretending to be the parents&#8217; child and claiming that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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